Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [adv] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , to be honest , Mildred felt that there had been quite enough animal enchantments in the school to last a lifetime , and it seemed a less desperate measure to do a nice , straightforward kidnap where at least you could see exactly what was happening . |
| 2 | Perhaps Becky had sold everything as he instructed , he thought , as he left the market to carry on down Whitechapel Road where at least he would have a chance to catch up with one of his sisters , rest and gather his thoughts . |
| 3 | ‘ He owns us , the studios from which we broadcast and the building they 're in , although by now he must have recovered whatever his original investment was several times over . |
| 4 | ‘ It is n't jealousy on my part because at least I could kick a ball straight . |
| 5 | I said because at least you could have some nude men for me ! |
| 6 | For instance , domestic violence is now seen as unacceptable , whereas until recently it might have been considered a ‘ private ’ affair . |
| 7 | For three days and nights we laid there and rolled , and rolled , and rolled , while to seaward we could see huge tankers disappearing in the tremendous swell . |
| 8 | But for now it would have to do . |
| 9 | sort of , to put it , I 'm gon na be is that as from tomorrow we will have identified what erm desking and so on will be moved during the reorganization erm , and obviously any of the desking that is n't gon na be moved until the organization , we 'll be tidying up the cables . |
| 10 | The dark gaze looked back at her , hard to decipher , though at least she could see he did not appear to be joking . |
| 11 | It was his misfortune to envisage every such encounter as a matter of life and death , though by now he should have been used to anticlimax , and to the survival and tenacity of both parties to fight another day . |